You’re Surrounded: New Tech Unleashing 3D Audio

When people think about the latest and greatest in home theaters, they recall photos and conversations about the largest screen or projector- the visual display. However, there is another tool to home theaters when it comes to creating a cinema-like experience in our homes: Surround-sound systems are what enable home theaters to deliver a truly life-changing experience.

Soon enough, when you think of the latest and greatest in home theater, you’ll all be talking about the leaps and bounds being made in the newest audio formats, the immersive audio.

The cinematic experience has long been controlled by surround sound. Movies “Star Wars: Episode IV,” “Jurassic Park,” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” were among the first modern movies to use this sound format which has since proceed from using two speakers to five speakers to seven speakers — or more which has since proceed from using two speakers to five speakers to seven speakers — or more.

Recently the audio still simply surrounded you on a horizontal plane, regardless of using the number of speakers,. It’s only when you have a multilayered audio experience that you realize how much long deeper into a scene an audio system can take you.